diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 00b618c..09f688f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ ENV GITEA__database__HOST=${DATABASE_HOST}
 ENV GITEA__database__NAME=${DATABASE_DB}
 ENV GITEA__database__USER=${DATABASE_USER}
 ENV GITEA__database__PASSWD=${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-ENV GITEA_CUSTOM=/app/gitea/custom
+
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/gitea/custom/conf && \
+    chown -R git:git /var/lib/gitea